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POP QUEEN BEYONCE on Sunday reigned supreme at the Grammys, breaking the all-time record for wins with her 32nd prize and fourth of the night – but the Album of the Year prize that’s long eluded her slipped from her fingers once again, going instead to Brit Harry Styles.
All of the top contenders including Adele, Taylor Swift and Lizzo went home with an award but it was surprise after surprise in the top four categories.
Beyonce entered the ceremony with the most chances at Grammy gold with nine, following the release of “Renaissance,” her rich, sprawling ode to club music.
She clinched the all-time Grammy record by winning the prize for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for her smash “Renaissance,” thus surpassing the late classical conductor Georg Solti, who had 31 awards.
.@Beyonce made history tonight! #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/TvkTBDaMVB
— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 6, 2023
“I’m trying not to be too emotional. And I’m trying to just receive this night,” Queen Bey said, wearing a shimmering, curve-hugging gown, her hair in mermaid waves as her peers witnessed the history-making moment.
Beyonce thanked her family, and paid special tribute to the queer community, who she credited with inventing the genre she celebrated in her historically layered record that pays homage to pioneers of funk, soul, rap, house and disco.
But while her album was considered a likely candidate for best album, it was Styles who snagged that prestigious award.
“On nights like tonight, it’s obviously so important for us to remember that there is no such thing as bests in music,” said Styles.
His win over Queen Bey was sure to draw obvious comparisons to 2017, when Adele swept the top prizes at the glitzy music biz gala, shutting out Beyonce’s culture-shaking “Lemonade.”
The Grammys’ winningest artist still remains on the outside looking in at the top prizes: Beyonce has never won Album or Record of the Year, which this time around went to Lizzo for “About Damn Time.”
She only scored Song of the Year once, for 2008′s “Single Ladies.” This year, folk, rock and blues singer Bonnie Raitt scooped up that honor.
Beyonce was nevertheless the top winner on Sunday with her four gramophones.
Carlile, Lamar with three wins each
Both folk rocker Brandi Carlile and rapper Kendrick Lamar ended the night with three awards each.
Adele, one of the night’s heavyweights, took home just one award in the pop categories, while Taylor Swift was shut out once again from Song of the Year, a songwriting award.
Congratulations to @kendricklamar on winning the GRAMMY Award for Best Rap Album for 'Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers' 👏 GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/WkGrv5GJ3P
— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 6, 2023
Swift did however win the Best Music Video prize for her short film based on the 10-minute version of her song “All Too Well.”
Puerto Rican reggaeton megastar Bad Bunny kicked off the show by bringing the audience to its feet with the first performance, before taking home the prize for Best Musica Urbana Album.
Bad Bunny, indisputably the world’s biggest commercial artist, nabbed the prize for his major drop “Un Verano Sin Ti,” which was also an Album of the Year contender.
“Thank you to all the Latinos across the entire world,” he said in Spanish. “We will keep elevating this genre to the next level.”
Actor Viola Davis became the latest showbiz heavyweight to earn a coveted EGOT – winner of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony – by taking the Grammy for best audio book, narration and storytelling for her memoir “Finding Me.”
Samara Joy wins for Best New Artist
The star-studded 65th annual gala, hosted once again by comedian Trevor Noah, also featured performances from Styles, Lizzo and Mary J. Blige, as well as an exuberant tribute to hip-hop music featuring a constellation of stars.
After several Grammy years with clear Best New Artist favorites – winners like Olivia Rodrigo, Megan Thee Stallion and Billie Eilish – American jazz singer Samara Joy scooped up the prize over an eclectic field.
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Shame he can’t sign one punishing anyone in the US from interfering in foreign elections. Although, in fairness, they have often just skipped the elections and went straight for the overthrow.
@WinstonSmith: He’s been asking why he just can’t assassinate world leaders he doesn’t like…
@WinstonSmith: “Overthrow” is politically incorrect. “Regime change to restore democracy” is more acceptable.
@John Ryan: Surprised he didn’t drone strike McCain’s funeral. Would be a fitting tribute.
@kartz: Yeah democracy all right. The voters at shareholder meetings for oil companies and companies that sell military equipment.
@kartz: or in Egypt’s case, ‘regime change to irradicate democracy’ when the Yanks didn’t like who the Egyptian people voted for.
@WinstonSmith: Because someone in the whitehouse snatched the documents from his desk before he could sign them
@Harry Whitehead: an observation is not whataboutary…. back under the bridge with you troll
@Cormac Ó Braonáin: …irradiate OR eradicate, not both.
@Harry Whitehead: The well documented interference of the US in hundreds of foreign governments is neither a conspiracy not disputed. It also happens to be the same topic, that topic being meddling on foreign governments. …. and I am not embarrassed, but I thank you for your concern.
Another document he thinks he signed. One of his own staff probably switched it out for an expenses claim form at the last second while making screw ball gestures behind his back.
@Tweed Cap: probably just a small loan of a million dollars…
Will that order include American interference in other countries elections also.
@Donal Desmond: No, that wouldn’t really make a lot of sense as they’d be punishing themselves. Hope this helped.
@Donal Desmond: A NO COME ON
That horse has bolted Donald, much to your benefit.
@Jamie McCormack: Do as I say.
Not as I do.
That’s sorted so….!!!
@Paul Shepherd: Israel of course will be exempt
@Tommy C: I think you’ll find they are fully embedded
@Herbert: just my way of saying exactly that
To be honest, lads, I jumped straight to the comments on this one….
@Eidhne Conlon: Can understand why. Down with anyway.
The real teflon don
@Kieran Stafford: Muller got Gotti…he’ll get Trump too…
@John Ryan: not likely
What’s he going to do? Go to some other country (I’m looking at you Russia) and prosecute someone there? Yeah right
@Bridget O’Hanlon: Israel interfers more than any other country in the US elections. Always have.
McCarthyism Paranoia… I can see free speech on Twitter from people in foreign countries tweeting about the US elections being chased by the FBI and by the NSA now?
To all my cousins and friends living in America. Don’t vote for this annoying orange clown next election. Awaits the jackboots of Team America at my door.
Crickets……
What a knut.
I wonder if they will prosecute Israel now
Will he expect the ICC to do the prosecuting?
Waiting for the Journal to publish a story on how John Kerry may have violated the Logan Act on multiple occasions. I could be waiting a while.
This will backfire spectacularly on him.. dunce
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